Import Madness! How do I fix this mess?

ok, so I had all my photos extracted from their previous locations into just one folder, deleted almost 8000 duplicates, then imported the remaining 28,000+ into Aperture.
Aperture did move the files to the new default folder (/Media Drive/Pictures) but arranged them in dated subfolders (1999/10/22). I wasn't expecting this, but hey, that's cool.
Except...these folder dates appear to have NOTHING to do with the actual date of the photos! The 1999/10/22 folder is full of pictures with a creation date of 3/25/2007 !
Also - on import, Aperture split the photos into projects (by date) but named the Projects in sequential order. I now have Project 1 through Project 732.
So how can I fix this?
Do I have to import into Projects instead of into folders?
How do I get Aperture to recognize the correct photo dates?
I'm not opposed to trashing the library and reimporting the whole thing again, but I would need some better instructions on how to get the import to work better before I do that....

Dixonge,
Aperture did move the files to the new default folder (/Media Drive/Pictures) but arranged them in dated subfolders (1999/10/22). I wasn't expecting this, but hey, that's cool.
Can you explain this further? Did you choose the option to have Aperture store the files in the Aperture library? It sounds like it, and if so, then you should pretty much ignore anything inside the Aperutre library package. When you say "folder", you are talking about a folder in Finder, right? (With a name like "/Media Drive/Pictures", it does not sound like you are looking at Aperture when describing this problem.)
Also - on import, Aperture split the photos into projects (by date) but named the Projects in sequential order. I now have Project 1 through Project 732.
So how can I fix this?
That's an option in the Aperture preferences under the "Import" tab. You had Aperture auto-split your entire huge, uncoordinated dircetory into smaller chunks to make it more managable. This is usually used, for instance, when you take pictures 3 days in a row without importing into Aperture. Auto-splitting there makes sense -- you automatically get three projects, one for each day. However, it sounds like you wanted the entire 28000+ into one project? Are you sure about that? You will probably want to organize all those photos into more appropriate projects someday. If you start with one project per day, it may be easier to figure out how to organize them, than if you start with one huge project.
Do I have to import into Projects instead of into folders?
You always import into a Project. Photos are stored in projects.
You should read the following page from the Aperture manual, at the very least:
http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=3%26sec tion=1http://documentation.apple.com/en/aperture/usermanual/index.html#chapter=3%26sec tion=1
How do I get Aperture to recognize the correct photo dates?
I think this will depend on your elaboration from my earlier question. Aperture is using your corrcet photo dates. Can you explain, what exactly (in terms of what part of the Aperture window) makes you think Aperture is not showing you the correct dates?
nathan

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